Antananarivo vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Antananarivo	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$507	$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1468	$2281
🏠 One person rent	$182	$445
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$751
🍽️ Food expenses	$178	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.7	$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$85.4	$372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	13	95
😀 Quality of life	35	62
🏙️ Population	1.28M	6.21M

The cost of living in Antananarivo is 45% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 8589th and 5954th ($507 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Madagascar and Brazil, respectively. Check Madagascar vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Antananarivo compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Antananarivo ranked 1st best city to live in Madagascar vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 7515th and 4857th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Antananarivo vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Antananarivo	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.19	$5.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.8	$29.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.23	$5.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$1.13	$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.02	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$315	$454
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$43.3	$306
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$427	$821
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$535
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.7	$92.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$141
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.3	$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.87%	11.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$624	$1746
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$480	$1118
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.13	$1.2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$8.03	$46.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.5	$7.66
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.79	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$7.07
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.36	$3.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.05	$7.46
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.08	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.88	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$4.23	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.71	$1.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.44	$1.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.82	$3.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.44	$3.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.53	$1.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.73	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$24.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.4	$6.26
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$12	$61.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$2.26	$7.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$24.7	$46.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.4	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$77.3	$506
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$11211	$10819

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Cities near Antananarivo

Distance	City	Cost of living
115 km or 72 mi	Antsirabe	$352
217 km or 135 mi	Toamasina	$447
633 km or 393 mi	Toliara	$389
727 km or 452 mi	Mamoudzou	$1465
809 km or 503 mi	Domoni	$1100
842 km or 523 mi	Le Port	$1400
842 km or 523 mi	Saint-Paul	$1459
846 km or 526 mi	La Possession	$1371
848 km or 527 mi	Saint-Leu	$1575
856 km or 532 mi	Saint-Denis	$1322
872 km or 542 mi	Saint-Pierre	$1397
873 km or 542 mi	Sainte-Suzanne	$1358
874 km or 543 mi	Le Tampon	$1396
879 km or 546 mi	Saint-Andre	$1368
884 km or 549 mi	Nacala	$1150
887 km or 551 mi	Saint-Benoit	$1379
888 km or 552 mi	Saint-Joseph	$1296
925 km or 575 mi	Moroni	$1105
975 km or 606 mi	Nampula	$872
998 km or 620 mi	Pemba	$1506
1047 km or 650 mi	Bambous	$745
1052 km or 654 mi	Quatre Bornes	$671
1054 km or 655 mi	Port Louis	$812
1058 km or 657 mi	Curepipe	$712
1058 km or 658 mi	Triolet	$808
1068 km or 664 mi	Goodlands	$796
1077 km or 669 mi	Centre de Flacq	$667
1078 km or 670 mi	Mahebourg	$785
1128 km or 701 mi	Quelimane	$675
1315 km or 817 mi	Mulanje	$461
1333 km or 828 mi	Beira	$1003
1353 km or 841 mi	Zomba	$457
1373 km or 853 mi	Blantyre	$507
1396 km or 868 mi	Mangochi	$493
1441 km or 896 mi	Ntcheu	$492
1448 km or 900 mi	Monkey Bay	$518
1479 km or 919 mi	Chimoio	$947
1509 km or 937 mi	Tete	$825
1561 km or 970 mi	Mutare	$752
1564 km or 972 mi	Lilongwe	$587

Cities near Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$718
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$614
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$622
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$769
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$562
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$587
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$546
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$632
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$474
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$522
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$537
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$589
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$636
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$584
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$462
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$482
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$572
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$642
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$595
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$487
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$631
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$599
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$563
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$603
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$584
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$505
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$536
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$518
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$593
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$581
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$584
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$599
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$523
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$602
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$605
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$503
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$449
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$705
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$562